Notice of RFQ As Needed Professional Services Geotechnical Materials Testing

Location:	District of Columbia
Posted:	Nov 4, 2025
Due:	Dec 5, 2025
Agency:	Airports Council International
Type of Government:	State & Local
Category:	C - Architect and Engineering Services - Construction
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TUCSON AIRPORT AUTHORITY

NOTICE OF REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS FOR

AS-NEEDED PROFESSIONAL SERVICES – GEOTECHNICAL/MATERIALS TESTING

Title of Project: As-Needed Professional Services – Geotechnical/Materials

Testing

2. Owner:

Tucson Airport Authority

7250 South Tucson Boulevard, Suite 300

Tucson, AZ 85756

3. General Description of Services: The Tucson Airport Authority (“TAA”) invites

interested, qualified firms to submit Statements of Qualifications (“SOQ”) in response to this

Request for Qualifications (“RFQ”) for various as-needed Professional Services for development

of both non-aeronautical land holdings and traditional airport projects at Tucson International

Airport and Ryan Airfield. The categories of Professional Services are: Geotechnical/Materials

Testing.

4. Location of Work: Tucson International Airport

7250 South Tucson Boulevard

Tucson, Arizona 85756

Ryan Airfield

9698 W. Ajo Way

Tucson, Arizona 85735

5. RFQ: Written copies of the RFQ are available for review at TAA’s Procurement

Services Division, and/or a hard copy (or PDF) may be obtained from that office without charge.

To request a copy, contact Mattison Garry via email at mgarry@flytucson.com. The RFQ contains

the instructions, terms and conditions, forms, and other information relating to the RFQ,

including, but not limited to, the number of persons or firms to be included on the final list, the

selection criteria to be used by the selection committee to select the person or firm to perform

the services, the relative weight of the selection criteria, information regarding interviews, and

the number of contracts to be awarded.

6. Date and Time for Submission of SOQ: Written SOQs will be received by TAA until

2:00 p.m. Local Tucson Time on Friday, December 5, 2025, attention Corrie Bussey, Procurement

Administrator at the TAA Administration Offices, Tucson International Airport, Third Floor, 7250

South Tucson Boulevard, Suite 300, Tucson, Arizona 85756. One (1) original and five (5) copies

of the SOQ shall be required to be addressed and delivered to TAA on or before the day and hour

set for receipt. An SOQ may be withdrawn by written request any time before the scheduled

time and date for receipt. Any SOQ submitted after the designated date and time will not be

accepted or considered.

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As-Needed Professional Services

7. Pre-Submission Conference: A pre-submission conference for the project will be

held on Tuesday, November 18, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. in the Santa Rita Room at the Tucson

International Airport, Third Floor, 7250 South Tucson Boulevard, Tucson, Arizona 85756. At this

conference, TAA staff will discuss the scope of services, the selection process, and respond to

questions about the RFQ. Please contact Corrie Bussey, cbussey@flytucson.com for a TEAMS

virtual meeting invitation to the Pre-Submission Conference.

8. No Prices or Pricing Information: SOQs submitted by any interested persons or

firms shall NOT include prices or any pricing information for the proposed services.

9. Costs of Responding to the RFQ: Any and all costs associated with responding to

this RFQ or providing an SOQ shall be borne solely by the interested person or firm.

10. TAA’s Right to Reject for Any Reason: TAA reserves the right to reject any or all

SOQs, any other proposals or submissions, to cancel the RFQ, or to withhold the award of any

contract relating to the RFQ for any reason which TAA determines.

11. Interest List: TAA maintains an interest list consisting of all design professionals,

contractors, subconsultants / subcontractors, and major suppliers who are interested in receiving

notification of airport projects. Each firm must complete and submit, with its submittal,

information with respect to each firm in the form included in the solicitation documents.

12. Civil Rights Title VI Solicitation Notice. The Tucson Airport Authority, in accordance

with the provisions of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (78 Stat. 252, 42 U.S.C. §2000d to

2000d-4) and the Regulations, hereby notifies all bidders or offerors that it will affirmatively

ensure that any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, all businesses will be

afforded full and fair opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be

discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, or national origin in consideration for an

award.

13. DBE. It is the policy of TAA to ensure that socially and economically Disadvantaged

Business Enterprise firms (“DBEs”), regardless of race or sex, have a fair and equal opportunity

to participate in TAA's contracts. Pursuant to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Interim

Final Rule (IFR) issued September 30, 2025, (see Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program and

Disadvantaged Business Enterprise in Airport Concessions Program Implementation

Modifications, 90 Fed. Reg. No. 190, page 47969-47982), until TAA completes the reevaluation

process described in the IFR, TAA will no longer include DBE contract goals or count DBE

participation toward overall program goals.

Respondents are still encouraged to pursue subcontracting and partnership opportunities with

socially and economically disadvantaged small businesses. If you have any questions about TAA's

DBE Program, please contact Bert Resimont, TAA DBE Liaison Officer, at 520-573-8100.

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As-Needed Professional Services

14. Legal Requirements: The services to be performed will be subject to the provisions

of Title 34 of the Arizona Revised Statutes (A.R.S. § 34-101, et seq., as amended). All persons or

firms submitting an SOQ and their subconsultants must be duly licensed to perform the work at

the time the SOQ is submitted (or exempt from licensing requirements) pursuant to all applicable

laws, rules, and regulations. If a licensing exemption is claimed, the person or firm must set forth

the basis for the claimed exemption in writing at the time the SOQ is submitted. In addition, the

proposed project will be paid for in part with monies to be received from ADOT. For grant funded

projects, additional terms and conditions may apply as set forth in the RFQ and proposed

Contract Documents.

14.1 Federal Requirements: Any person or firm submitting an SOQ in response

to the RFQ must certify compliance with the trade restriction requirements set forth in 49 CFR

Part 30 and will be required to comply with the requirements in any resulting contract. Any

person or firm submitting an SOQ in response to the RFQ must certify compliance with the

prohibitions found in Appendix A of 49 CFR Part 20.

The successful Respondent to this RFQ will be required to assist TAA to ensure compliance

with multiple federal requirements, including but not limited to those found in Section 6002 of

the Solid Waste Disposal Act, as amended, and the regulatory provisions of 40 CFR Part 247.

ADVERTISEMENT DATES:

Tuesday, November 4, 2025

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As-Needed Professional Services

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